Cigar-case.



PATENTED APR. 2, 1907.

P. RENNER.

CIGAR CASE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2o, 190e.

PETER RENNER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

ClGAR-CASE.

.To (all wha/i1. it muy concern:

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 20, 1906. Serial No. 312,854.

Be it known that I, PETER RENyNER, a citij Zen-of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of vllaniiltoii and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (.igar-Cases; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription o the invention, such as will enable others skilled 1n theart to saine.

This invention relates to improvements in cigar-cases, and moreparticularly relates to cases for receiving lighted cigars.

arises shortly after a cigar has been lighted.

the smoker.

stances, enabling the smoker to place the buildings, cars, and other`places where snioki movement.

ing is prohibited.,` and in many instances this Patented April 2, 1907.

trated in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the casewhen closed. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view, the case beingclosed, as in Fig. 4. Fig. ti is a detail perspective View of theresilient suppoit.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the nu- I nieral 1 designates thebody ot' the herein-described case, which body is formed of a pluralityof members 2, the contiguous edges of which it appcrtains to make anduse the which are connectedy together by a hinge 3,

:whereby said members may have relative The members may be formed of anymaterial-such as metal, papier mch, hard rubber, or wood liber-but Itfrequently occurs that a smoker is coinpelled while carrying a lightedcigar to eiiter j they are preferably formed of aluminium, because ofits lightness and wearing qualities.

Each of the members 2 is provided with a lining 4, of refractorymaterial, such as asbestos, the purpose of this lining being toQbviously the smoker does not care to disf card the cigaruudcr theseconditions, and it l is therefore desirable that some provision be 1made whereby the cigar may be retained by 1 provide a contact-surfacefor the lighted end of the cigar placed inithe case and which will actas an insulation, as well as not be.consinned, and by reason of thislining for each of the members it is apparent that when the .The presentinvention aims to provide a case that may be used under thesecircumcigni' therein while lighted and to coiiveiiiently carry the sainewithin a pocket witliout injury to thc garments or to the pei'son injuryto the cigar, or offense to persons in whose favor the prohibitionsagainst smeltg ing are enforced.

upon opening the case will be convenientlyY` i l l case is closed thelighted end of the cigar will be entirely enveloped by the refractoryinaterial, thereby preventing ignition of the clothing or bodily hai-niresulting froin the lighted cigar.

Arranged at the interior of one of the menibers is aloiigitudinally-extending resilient strip 5, one end of which isprovided with enl gaging prongs designed to pass through 1t is also afurther object of the present inpositionedvl'or its ready removal fromthe f Wit-h these general objects in view and othi View of a cigar-caseembodying the hereindescribed invention.

tion thereof, the case being open. Fig. 3 isa plan view, the case beingin the position illusi Fig. 2 is 'a side elevasaid member and be rivetedthereto, thus lxedly connecting the strip 5 with said ineinber. Theother end of said member is free, being provided with atransversely-extending integral curved support 7, designed to receivethebutt of the cigar, and when the case is closed the pressure of theother member upon the cigar will force the support 7 and the strip 5against the inner face of the. member carrying said strip, thus enablingthe cigar to lie closely within the case and remain therein. The strip 5is slightly bent',I so that when the free end thereof is not, impeded inits action the saine will move away from the inner side of thenieiiibei' to which the strip is attached for a purpose to be presentlystated.

The pressure ot' the strip 5 and the support IOO the cigar irrespectiveof its shape and effectually holds the same in position.

To hold the case in closed position one ol the members 2 is providedwith a suitable catch 8, designed to engage the other member and throughthe medium of which both of the members will be held in closed relation.

In the use of the herein-describeil case the lighted cigar is placedupon the member carrying the strip 5 and the support 7, the butt of thecigar resting upon said support and the lighted end resting upon therefractory lining 4. The case is now closed, in which action the cigaris forced into contact with the inner faces of the two members 2 and thefastener 8 secured to hold the members 2 closed. The case may now beplaced within the ocket of the user Without liability of ignitmg theclothing or otherwise (loing bodily harm, and the cigar may be retainedin the case as long as desired. When it is desired to removethe ci ar,the fastener 8 is operated to release tie members 2, whereupon theresilienc7 ofthe strip 5 asserts itself, raising the support 7, as wellas the opposing member 2, and thereby elevating the buttend of the ci arto a position to be convenientlyvf aspe by the smoker, and in thisposition t 1e cigar may be ,readily removed.

While the case is illustrated and described as A eing but a single unitor adapted to receivbut a single cigar, it is obvious th at the same maybe made in a plurality of units or designed to receive a plurality ofcigars.y

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. A case of the character described, comprising a plurality of membershingedly connected, a refractory lining at the interior of each of saidmembers with which the lighted portion of the cigar is adapted toContact, a resilient strip having one of its ends connected to the innerside of one of said members and its other end free, a support carried bythe free end of said strip and arranged transversely thereof, saidsupport. receiving the cigar and serving to elevate the same under themovement of said strip to position the cigar for ready removal when thecase is opened, and also coacting with the opposite member to hold thecigar in position in the .case when the latter is closed, and a fastenerfor retaining the members in closed relation.

2. A case of the character described, comprising a plurality of membershingedly con nected, a refractory lining at the interior of each of saidmembers With which the lighted portion of the cigar is adapted tocontact, a resilient strip arranged at the inner side of one of saidmembers and provided at one ot' its ends with engaging prongs forfastening said strip to said member, the other end of said stri beingfree, a support carried by the free end) of said strip and arrangedtransversely thereof, said support receiving the cigar and serving toelevate the same under the movement of said strip to position the cigarfor ready removal when the ease is opened, and also coacting with theopposite member to hold the cigar in position in the case when thelatter is closed, and a fastener for retaining the members in closedrelation.

In 'testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence. of twowitnesses.

PETER RENNER. Witnesses:

C; W. SPICER, ROY MANOGUE.

